This book explores the promising potential of plant and microbe-derived compounds in drug discovery, offering insights into safer alternatives to synthetic drugs and highlighting the vital role of natural products in treating diseases with fewer side effects.
Plants and microbes are a promising source for natural products with the potential to play a major role in drug discovery. Due to advances in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and medicine, the commercial pharmaceutical industry is growing across the globe. Currently, allopathy uses synthetic pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of diseases, but this practice also exposes patients to significant side effects. Since ancient times, other systems of medicine have been developed that utilize plant-based extracts and molecules to treat various diseases with fewer side effects. While changes in lifestyle, including diet, have had a significant impact on the increased risks of various diseases, there is substantial scientific evidence, both epidemiological and experimental, that vegetables and fruits are key features of diets associated with lower risks of diseases such as cancers and infections. These efforts to identify and create medications from plants are leading to increased manufacturing for larger clinical trials. The continuing scientific research of medicinal plants will undoubtedly provide a wealth of novel, structurally varied, bioactive chemicals. This edited volume provides an overview of various medical systems, with a special focus on microbial and plant-based drug molecules for treating communicable and non-communicable diseases, making it an invaluable resource for researchers, scientists, and practitioners interested in the potential of plant- and microbe-derived secondary metabolites in the ongoing search for innovative, effective, and safer medicines.
Readers will find this book:
Provides an overview of different types of sources and drug molecules used in allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic, Chinese, and Unani systems of medicine; Highlights past and current methods of alternative, complementary, folklore, and integrative medicines; Discusses the benefits and side effects of the drug molecules used in different systems of medicine at the global level; Explores microbial and plant-based drug molecules for treating various communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Audience
Researchers, academics, industry, and governmental experts working in the fields of natural science, natural products, synthetic chemistry, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry.
Edited by:
Umar Ali Dar (Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China),
Mohd. Shahnawaz (Govt. Degree College Drass,
A Constituent College of University of Ladakh,
Drass,
Ladakh UT,
India),
Neha Singh (Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College,
Raipur,
Chhattisgarh,
India)
Imprint: Wiley-Scrivener
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9781394204342
ISBN 10: 1394204345
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 03 September 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface xxiii Acknowledgment xxv 1 Drug Discovery and Secondary Metabolites: An Overview 1 Arfa Ji, Asfer Hamid, Ehtishamul Haq, Dar Murtaza, Andleeb Amin, Asma Hakak and Zubaid ul Khazir 2 Relationship Between Allopathic Medicine and Secondary Metabolites: Opportunities in Drug Discovery 15 Rajaguru Arivuselvam, Sai Eswar B., Mohamed Sheik Tharik A., Raf iuddin Mohammed, Umesh M., Vasanth Raj P., Raman Rajeshkumar, Amit Anand and Kenganora Mruthunjaya 3 Endophytic Microorganisms in Traditional and Modern Plant-Based Medicine: Diversity, Biomedical Applications, and Future Prospects 57 Dhara Rajput, Borra Yesaswi, Angel Raju, Lalhmunsiami, Balaji Sathyanaryana Gupta, Haripriya G., Nallupillai Paramakrishnan, Rajaguru Arivuselvam, Amit Anand and Kenganora Mruthunjaya 4 Historical and Current Scenario of Ayurvedic, Unani, and Chinese Medical Systems 111 Taha Gökmen Ülger 5 Historical and Present Scenario of Folklore System of Medicine, Homeopathic System of Medicine 137 Nyla Ajaz, Fauzia Rehman, Iman Fatima, Tahira Ansar Sanam, Ayesha Bibi, Khadija Umer Farooq and Tahreem Iftikhar 6 Alternative System of Medicine vs. Traditional System of Medicine 151 Priyanka Parhad, Sanjana Agrawal, Neha Singh and Kamlesh Jain 7 Cost, Benefits, and Side Effects of Alternative, Complementary, and Traditional Medicine to Control Non-Communicable Diseases 177 Abida Rani, Shehbaz Ali, Mudasir A. Dar and Ahmad Raza 8 Integrative Medicine: An Overview 197 Mohammad Aasif, Fehmida Rasheid, Sajad Bhat, G.N. Yatoo, Abdul Haleem Wani, Ishfaq Ahmad, Zubaid-ul-Khazir, Sohial Amin Malik and Javid A. Banday 9 Different Sources and Types of Drug Molecules Used in Homeopathy System of Medicine 215 Saurabh Sarkar, Prem Rajak, Moutushi Mandi, Santu Nandi, Sayantani Nanda, Kanchana Das, Abhratanu Ganguly and Abhijit Ghosh 10 Cost, Benefits, and Side Effects of Allopathic Medicine to Control Communicable Diseases 261 Sourav Mohanto, Darshan J.C., Abdul Mannan Faruk Ahmed, Prolay Paul, Adrija Bhunia, Tanvi Goel, Sagnik Nag, Amol Dilip Gholap and Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed 11 Assessing the Value of Allopathic Medicine in Non-Communicable Disease Management: Costs, Benefits, and Side Effects 303 Ritu Painuli, Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Chetan Kumar and Ravindra S. Phatake 12 Roles of Allopathic Medicines to Treat SARS-CoV-2 Pathogen Causing COVID-19 327 Norein Sakander, Bisma Rasool, Ajaz Ahmed, Debaraj Mukherjee and Qazi Naveed Ahmed 13 Therapeutic Potential of Plant Secondary Metabolites in the Treatment of Disease and Drug Development: A Global Approach 345 Rashaid Ali Mustafa, Shabir Ahmad Rather, Rukhsana Kousar and M. A. Hannan Khan 14 Costs, Benefits, and Side Effects of Microbial Secondary Metabolites to Control Non-Communicable Diseases 369 Al Kamal Muhammad Shafiul Kadir, Mohammad Ullah Shemanto and Yasmine Adel Mohammed 15 Bioactive Plant-Derived Secondary Metabolites in Non-Communicable Disease Management 395 Sudip Paramanik, Abhratanu Ganguly, Prem Rajak and Manas Paramanik 16 Sources and Types of Secondary Metabolites: An Overview 419 Suman Rawte, Diksha Prakash and Zenu Jha 17 Antidiabetic Activities of Carica papaya L. 439 Pawan Prabhakar and Mamoni Banerjee 18 Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Potential in Six Important Medicinal Plants of Ladakh Trans-Himalaya for Drug Discovery 459 Mohd Shabir and Fayaz Hussain 19 Future Research Directions and Prospects of Secondary Metabolites in Drug Discoveries 475 Sourav Mohanto, Ayesha Sultana, Deokrishna Kumar Choudhary, Adrija Bhunia, Sagnik Nag, Shadma Wahab and Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed 20 Pharmacological Diversity in Integrative Medicine: Exploring Sources and Approaches to Drug Discovery Utilizing Natural Products 493 Ritu Painuli, Biru Chauhan, Kanhaiya Kumar, Chetan Kumar and Ravindra S. Phatake Acknowledgments 519 References 519 Index 529
Umar Ali Dar, PhD is an assistant professor of Chemistry in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at the Government College of Engineering and Technology in Ganderbal, India. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters, demonstrating his commitment to advancing the understanding of complex chemical systems and their applications. His research interests include crystal engineering, materials science, energy applications, sensors, water treatment, secondary metabolites, pharmaceuticals, and drug discovery. Mohd. Shahnawaz, PhD is an assistant professor at Government Degree College Drass, University of Ladakh. India. He has published 25 research articles, 19 book chapters, and 15 books of international repute. His research interests are in integrative medicine, ecology, microbiology, plant biotechnology, and bioremediation. Neha Singh, PhD is a senior scientist at the Virology Lab in the Department of Microbiology at Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, India with over 11 years of research experience. She has published various research and review articles in reputed national and international journals, as well as books and book chapters related to her specialty. Her areas of interest are antimicrobial compounds, infectious diseases, and molecular virology.
